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Taylor & Francis Ltd Transnational Africana Womens Fictions
Book SynopsisThis book explores the works of women writers and filmmakers across the African and African Diaspora world, reflecting on how the transnational sphere can serve to highlight voices that were at the margins of gender and race hierarchies.The book demonstrates how in discourse and theory Africana women are the centers of their own knowledge production and agency, as the artists and their characters point the way forward. Their multi-perspectivism leads to avenues of selective mutuality and influence to generate transformative creative work, scholarship, and practices. Writers included are Sylvia Wynter, Edwidge Danticat, Amanda Smith, Werewere Liking, Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche, Sefi Atta, NoViolet Bulawayo, Nnedi Okorafor, Mariama Bâ, Ama Ata Aidoo, Igiaba Scego, Léonara Miano, Gisèle Hountondji, Monique Ilboudo, and Maryse Condé, as well as filmmaker Kemi Adetiba. Over the course of the book, the contributors critically explore and update the canon on women in the AfricanTable of ContentsIntroduction: Transnational F(r)ictions: The Word, the Gaze, and the Narrative Cheryl Sterling Part I - Agents of Change and Producers of Knowledge Chapter 1,"Beyond the Profession: Sylvia Wynter’s Decolonial University," Anthony Bayani Rodriguez Chapter 2, "Mapping Diasporic and Transnational Subjectivities: Edwidge Danticat’s Politics of Exile and Home/Comings," Simone A. James Alexander Chapter 3, "Heavenly Homes and Transnational Travel: Amanda Smith’s Religious Cosmopolitan Vision," Amanda Lagji Chapter 4, "Performing Africana Institutions: The Enchevêtrement of Futures and Faith in the Theater of Werewere Liking," Guillaume Semon Yoboué Part II - TransLocations and the Futures of Fiction Chapter 5, "Memory, Identity, and Change in Select Short Stories of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie," Bernard Otonye Stephen Chapter 6, "Engaging the Diaspora in Contemporary Works by African Women Writers," Rose A. Sackeyfio Chapter 7, "Transnational Agency, Nollywood Feminist Auteurs, and Patriarchy," Olusegun Soetan Chapter 8, "Speculation at the Limits? Articulating History, Genre, and the Diasporic Fantastic in Nnedi Okorafor’s Arro-yo Stories," Matthew Lecznar Chapter 9, "Going through So Long a Letter and Changes: African Women in the Process of Transformation," Cheryl Sterling Part III - Diasporas of Difference Chapter 10, "Italy, Somalia, and the Black Mediterranean, or Reading Igiaba Scego’s Adua alongside Bâ, Mbembe, Waberi, and Somali Praise Poetry," Alessandra Benedicty-Kokken Chapter 11, "The Dismantling of Afropean Families in Léonora Miano’s Afropean Soul," Johanna Montlouis-Gabriel Chapter 12, "Gendered Migrations: Transnationalisms and Intersectionalities in the Novels of Francophone African Women," Joyce Hope Scott Chapter 13, "‘A part le bonheur, il n’y a rien d’essentiel:’ The Transnational Narrative Model in Maryse Condé’s Desirada," Eliana Văgălău
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Engaging Students in Academic Literacies
Book SynopsisThe second edition of this important and practical text provides specific information to guide teachers in planning and carrying out genre writing instruction in English for K8 students within the content areas. Informed by systemic functional linguistics (SFL)a framework conducive to instruction that views language as a meaning-making resourcethis book guides teachers by presenting concrete ways to teach writing in the language arts, science, and social science curricula. Introducing theory of language that is effective in addressing the writing development of all students, especially multilingual/multicultural groups, the book provides essential scaffolding for teachers to design and implement effective, inclusive curricula while building their own knowledge. Fully up to date, the second edition features new genres appropriate for middle school, examples of student writing, an expanded focus on genre pedagogy, a new chapter on bilingual learners, guidance for teachinTable of ContentsPreface and AcknowledgementsChapter 1 Principles for PracticeChapter 2 ProcedureChapter 3 Recounts and MemoirsChapter 4 Historical GenresChapter 5 Fictional NarrativesChapter 6 ReportsChapter 7 ExplanationsChapter 8 ArgumentsChapter 9 Enhancing Writing Instruction for Bilingual LearnersAppendix A: Unit Template Sample with Explanations of what to Include
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Shakespeares Sublime Pathos
Book SynopsisWinner of the AEDEAN Enrique García Díez Literature Research Award 2023Shakespeare's Sublime Pathos: Person, Audience, Language breaks new ground in providing a sustained, demystifying treatment of its subject and looking for answers to basic questions regarding the creation, experience, aesthetics and philosophy of Shakespearean sublimity. More specifically, it explores how Shakespeare generates experiences of sublime pathos, for which audiences have been prepared by the sublime ethos described in the companion volume, Shakespeare's Sublime Ethos. To do so, it examines Shakespeare's model of mutualistic character, in which entangled language brokers a psychic communion between fictive persons and real-life audiences and readers. In the process, Sublime Critical platitudes regarding Shakespeare's liberating ambiguity and invention of the human are challenged, while the sympathetic imagination is reinstated as the linchpin of the playwright's sublTrade Review"Complex, far-ranging, at times dazzling, there is nothing really comparable to the sweep of this work" - Clark Hulse, University of Illinois at Chicago"This is a magnum opus in every sense of the word […] A thorough, indeed breath-takingly thorough knowledge of Shakespearean writing is everywhere in evidence"- Andrew Hiscock, Bangor University"Complex, far-ranging, at times dazzling, there is nothing really comparable to the sweep of this work"--Clark Hulse, University of Illinois at Chicago"This is a magnum opus in every sense of the word […] A thorough, indeed breath-takingly thorough knowledge of Shakespearean writing is everywhere in evidence"--Andrew Hiscock, Bangor University"Taken together, then, these two works on Shakespeare’s sublime [Shakespeare’s Sublime Ethos and Shakespeare’s Sublime Pathos] represent an outstanding contribution not only to Shakespeare studies, but more broadly to intellectual history. In seeking to make intelligible the seemingly inexplicable, Sell has succeeded in revealing the secrets of the apparent magic of the sublime."--Rocío G. Sumillera, Universidad de Granada"The powerful categorizing of the sublime’s coefficients is proof of Sell’s immense merit and designates this monograph as superior research destined to become seminal in Shakespeare studies."--Zenón Luis-MartínezTable of ContentsIntroductionAims and "ethos"Plan of the workChapter 1. The Conundrum of Character, the Sublime MistookJudith’s faceAmbiguity, realism, sublimityAmbiguity, freedom, sublimityContemptus mundiChapter 2. Hollow MenLiberal humanist characterProtean personsThe moral coreFreedom of choice?Mutualistic characterMyriad mindsChapter 3. Sympathetic Imagination Sympathy and imagination Psychology and phantasiaPassionate playgoingChapter 4. Language of PassionCause and effect"Conceit deceitful"Thought in progressBotching wordsEntangled, obscure, baroqueChapter 5. The Mutualist’s DividendGoing mad with ShakespeareTranscendence?"The sticking place"General ConclusionsThe Shakespearean sublimeShakespeare’s originalityEnter perfection? Letting in the daylightEpilogue Mechanical dreamsOrsino’s luckIndex
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Scaffolding for Multilingual Learners in
Book SynopsisThis insightful and timely volume addresses how scaffolding can be used to support multilingual learners to amplify their opportunities for learning. As a dynamic educational process, scaffolding facilitates responsive and adaptive teaching and learning; addresses students' needs; increases student autonomy; and promotes adaptive, high-level learning without simplifying instruction. Section I covers the theoretical grounding and reconceptualizations of scaffolding. Section II offers concrete examples and case studies from varied classroom contexts. Section III provides a window into professional development to discuss the work of pre-service and in-service teachers, and how they develop their understandings and practices of teaching multilingual learners. Contributors address diverse topics, including translanguaging in the classroom, scaffolding as a tool for equitable teaching, virtual learning, as well as learning in dual language and content area classrooms. Table of Contents1. Scaffolding for Multilingual Learners: Concepts and Practices (Luciana C. de Oliveira and Ruslana Westerlund) Section 1: Theories and Approaches to Scaffolding for Multilingual Learners 2. Scaffolding: Implications and Equity for Diverse Learners in Mainstream Classes (Jennifer Hammond)3. Reconceptualizing Scaffolding for English Learners: An Ecological/Sociocultural Perspective (Aída Walqui and Mary Schmida)4. Scaffolding Multilingual Learners’ Equitable Participation in Disciplinary Learning: A Discussion of Concepts and Tools (Jennifer Wilfrid and Daniella Molle)5. Making Science Multilingual: Scaffolding for Equitable Engagement in Science (Rita MacDonald and David T. Crowther)Section 2: Examples and Case Studies of Scaffolding6. Scaffolding in DLBE Secondary Social Studies Classroom: Re-envisioning Equitable Teaching Practices (Katherine Barko-Alva, Stephen Masyada, and Claudia Norez)7. "Oh, I was scaffolding!": Novice Teachers' Use of Scaffolding as Humanizing Practice with Multilingual Students (Megan Madigan Peercy and John K. Chi)8. Sustaining Quality Interactions for English Learners in Virtual Learning Formats (Aida Walqui)9. Multimodality and Translanguaging as Scaffolding: Sense-Making in a Bilingual Kindergarten (Laura Schall-Leckrone)10. Scaffolds in Action: How Exemplary Teachers Use Interactional Scaffolds to Generate and Sustain Emergent Bilinguals’ Engagement with Challenging English Text (Erika Johnson)Section 3: Professional Learning with Teachers11. Scaffolding Learning for Teachers of Multilingual Learners Through Agency, Leadership, and Collaboration (Kara Mitchell Viesca, Cindy H. Linzell, Peiwen Wang, Molly Heeren, Jessica Mitchell-McCollough and Alexa Yunes-Koch)12. Educative Mathematics Curriculum Materials for English Learners: Varying the Intensity of Scaffolding (Haiwen Chu and Leslie Hamburger)13. Scaffolding "Scaffolding" in Pre-service Teacher Education (George C. Bunch & Nora W. Lang)
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Taylor & Francis Understanding Discourse Analysis
Book SynopsisUnderstanding Discourse Analysis provides students with an accessible and well-illustrated introduction to discourse analysis. Explaining the main terminology and frameworks and presenting key findings of discourse studies, this book: Explores the development of discourse analysis Covers four key approaches to analysing discourse Uses authentic spoken or written texts in all examples Features data from the Wellington Language in the Workplace Project database Includes examples from a wide range of languages from around the world, such as Chilean Spanish, Korean and Serbo-Croatian Written by an active researcher, this textbook is a fascinating and engaging introduction to discourse analysis and is ideal for students studying this topic for the first time.Trade Review"Those studying discourse analysis will love this book which is richly illustrated with examples from diverse languages and cultures. Using a delightfully reader-friendly style, Bernadette Vine adroitly introduces students to the major approaches and the most important figures in discourse analysis." Janet Holmes, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand"For anyone wanting to know how discourse analysis is done, and why it is done in different but related ways, Understanding Discourse Analysis will provide an excellent, practical guide. It is accessible, features authentic data from different contexts and languages, and is highly interactive."Michael Handford, Cardiff University, UKTable of ContentsContentsAcknowledgementsTranscription ConventionsPart I Introducing Discourse Analysis1 Introduction to Discourse AnalysisIntroduction Definitions 1.1.1 What is discourse? 1.1.2 What is discourse analysis? What are some of the dimensions of discourse that may be explored? 1.2.1 Vocabulary1.2.2 Syntax1.2.3 Turn-taking1.2.4 Summary1.3 What are some of the things we do when we communicate?1.3.1 What are some transactional or practical goals?1.3.2 What about relational goals?1.4 Language and identity 1.5 Outline of the rest of the bookChapter summaryFurther readingExercisesNotes on exercises2 The foundations of Discourse AnalysisIntroduction2.1 The birth of discourse analysis2.2 Speech Act Theory2.2.1 What is Speech Act Theory?2.2.2 Searle’s taxonomy of speech acts2.2.3 Why is Speech Act Theory useful?2.3 Grice's cooperative principle, implicature and conversational maxims 2.3.1 Grice’s cooperative principle and implicature2.3.2 Grice’s maxims of conversation2.3.3 Why was Grice’s work important?2.4 Hymes' Ethnography of Communication, SPEAKING model2.4.1 Hymes and the Ethnography of Communication2.4.2 The SPEAKING model2.4.3 The importance of Hymes’ work2.5 Leech's politeness theory2.5.1 Leech’s approach to politeness2.5.2 Leech’s maxims2.5.3 The importance of Leech’s work2.6 Brown and Levinson's politeness theory2.6.1 Brown and Levinson's approach to politeness2.6.2 Key concept: Face2.6.3 Threats to face2.6.4 Politeness strategies2.6.5 The importance of Brown and Levinson's theoryChapter summaryFurther readingExercisesNotes on exercisesPart II. Some key approaches to analysing discourse3 Corpus Approaches to Discourse AnalysisIntroduction3.1 The origins and development of Corpus Approaches to Discourse Analysis3.2 Introducing Corpus Approaches to Discourse Analysis3.2.1 Some basic terms and concepts3.2.2 Utilising corpora in discourse analysis research3.3 Exploring words and phrases3.3.1 Basic searches and exploring frequencies3.3.2 Keywords and exploring distinctiveness3.3.3 The use of phrases and formulaic language3.3.4 Collocations and exploring words that frequently occur close to each other3.3.5 Concordance lines and exploring the immediate discourse context further3.3.6 Summary3.4 Beyond words and phrases3.5 Why take a Corpus Approach to Discourse Analysis?Chapter summaryFurther readingExercisesNotes on exercises4 Conversation AnalysisIntroduction4.1 The origins and development of Conversation Analysis4.2 What are some key concepts in Conversation Analysis?4.2.1 Action and sequence4.2.2 Turn-taking4.2.3 Adjacency pairs4.2.4 Sequence organisation4.2.5 Preference4.2.6 Repair4.2.7 Summary4.3 Beyond ‘conversation’: Institutional settings4.3.1 Medical settings4.3.2 Legal settings4.3.3 Media settings4.3.4 Summary4.4 New mediums of communicationChapter summaryFurther readingExercisesNotes on exercises5 Interactional SociolinguisticsIntroduction5.1 The origins and development of Interactional Sociolinguistics5.2 What are some key concepts in Interactional Sociolinguistics?5.2.1 Contextualisation cues5.2.2 Conversational inference5.2.3 Framing5.2.4 Norms and conversational style5.2.5 Indexicality and stance5.2.6 Summary5.3 Some key topics in Interactional Sociolinguistics5.3.1 The use of discourse strategies5.3.2 The construction of routine encounters5.3.3 The discursive creation of relationships5.3.4 Identity5.3.5 SummaryChapter summaryFurther readingExercisesNotes on exercises6 Critical Discourse StudiesIntroduction6.1 The origins and development of Critical Discourse Studies6.2 What are some key concepts in Critical Discourse Studies?6.2.1 Power6.2.2 Ideologies6.2.3 What about the critical aspect of Critical Discourse Studies?6.2.4 History6.2.5 Summary6.3 Key domains in Critical Discourse Studies6.3.1 Political discourse6.3.2 Media discourse6.3.3 Summary6.4 Types of analysis and methodologies in Critical Discourse Studies6.4.1 Corpus linguistics and Critical Discourse Studies6.4.2 Multimodal analysis in Critical Discourse StudiesChapter summaryFurther readingExercisesNotes on exercisesPart III. Conclusions and applications7 Key approaches and applications Introduction7.1 Comparison of approaches7.1.1 Types of data explored7.1.2 Analytic approaches and methods7.1.3 Issues explored7.1.4 Summary7.2 Applications of Discourse Analysis7.2.1 Applied Conversation Analysis7.2.2 Applications within Interactional Sociolinguistics7.2.3 Applications and Critical Discourse Studies7.2.4 Applying discourse analysisChapter summaryFurther readingIndexReferences
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Introducing Interpreting Studies
Book SynopsisThis bestselling textbook, now fully updated, introduces students, researchers and practitioners to the fast-developing discipline of Interpreting Studies. Written by one of the world's leading researchers in Interpreting Studies, Introducing Interpreting Studies covers interpreting in all its varied forms, from international conference to community-based settings, in both spoken and signed modalities.The book first guides the reader through the evolution of the field, reviewing influential concepts, models and methodological approaches. It then presents the main areas of research on interpreting, and identifies present and future trends in Interpreting Studies. This edition has been updated to reflect recent advances in areas from cognitive neuroscience to multimodal discourse analysis and to cover technology-assisted and technology-mediated forms of interpreting, and the role of technology in interpreter training. Featuring chapter summaries, guides to the main pointTrade ReviewPraise for the Third Edition"The third edition of Introducing Interpreting Studies remains an essential guide to interpreting studies, synthesizing current trends in the field with the latest research into a clearly structured and lucidly written volume. This textbook remains an important read for anyone interested in the practice and study of interpreting."Christopher D. Mellinger, UNC Charlotte, USA"All roads to interpreting research fan out from this book. Let the experienced guide take you down each of those roads into a lush landscape of topics, models, approaches, and methods. "Bart Defrancq, Ghent University, BelgiumPraise for the Second Edition"Introducing Interpreting Studies has been for the past 12 years the canon for interpreting studies, providing a comprehensive and insightful description of all types of interpreting. Written by a leading authority in the field, the book is well structured, well written and well referenced. This edition is an updated and improved version of an already excellent book and will undoubtedly continue to hold its place as the Interpreting textbook for many years to come."Sandra Hale, University of New South Wales, AustraliaPraise for the First Edition"This comprehensive, structured, and accessible primer will quickly become the standard textbook around which introductory courses are organized ... Its publication represents a major contribution to the field of Interpreting Studies."International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC)"This book will undoubtedly become a fixture in the recommended literature of students of interpretation around the world."Book Review"An ambitious, well-informed and well-researched piece of work. We can safely say that, with the new-found momentum fuelled by the publication of such a work, interpreting studies will soon establish itself firmly as a new discipline."Perspectives: Studies in TranslatologyTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgements Publisher AcknowledgementsIntroducing Introducing . . . PART I Foundations 1 Concepts 2 Evolution3 Approaches4 ModelsPART II Topics5 Language and memory6 Cognitive processes7 Product and effect8 Discourse in interaction9 History10 Profession11 Technology12 EducationPART III Directions13 DirectionsBibliographyAuthor indexSubject index
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Routledge The Routledge Companion to Ecopoetics
Book SynopsisThe Routledge Companion to Ecopoetics offers comprehensive coverage of the vital and growing movement of ecopoetics. This volume begins with a general introduction to the field, followed by six sections: Perspectives: broad overviews engaging fields such as biosemiosis, kinship praxis, and philosophical approaches Experiments: formal innovations developed by poets in response to planetary crises Earth and Water: explorations of poetic entanglement with planetary chemical and biological systems Waste/Toxicity/Precarity: poetics addressing the effects of pollution and climate change Environmental Justice and Activism: examinations of poetry as an engine of political and cultural change Region and Place: an international array of traditional and contemporary geographically focused responses to ecosystems and environmental conditions; and Subjectivities/Affects/Sexualities: investigations of gender, ethnicity, and race as they intersect with ecological concerns Each section includes an overview and summary addressing the specific essays in the section. These previously unpublished essays represent a wide variety of nationalities, backgrounds, perspectives, and critical approaches exploring the interdisciplinary field of ecopoetics. Contributions from leading scholars working across the globe make The Routledge Companion to Ecopoetics a landmark textbook and reference for a variety of researchers and students.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Scaffolding for Multilingual Learners in
Book SynopsisThis insightful and timely volume addresses how scaffolding can be used to support multilingual learners to amplify their opportunities for learning. As a dynamic educational process, scaffolding facilitates responsive and adaptive teaching and learning; addresses students' needs; increases student autonomy; and promotes adaptive, high-level learning without simplifying instruction. Section I covers the theoretical grounding and reconceptualizations of scaffolding. Section II offers concrete examples and case studies from varied classroom contexts. Section III provides a window into professional development to discuss the work of pre-service and in-service teachers, and how they develop their understandings and practices of teaching multilingual learners. Contributors address diverse topics, including translanguaging in the classroom, scaffolding as a tool for equitable teaching, virtual learning, as well as learning in dual language and content area classrooms. Table of Contents1. Scaffolding for Multilingual Learners: Concepts and Practices (Luciana C. de Oliveira and Ruslana Westerlund) Section 1: Theories and Approaches to Scaffolding for Multilingual Learners 2. Scaffolding: Implications and Equity for Diverse Learners in Mainstream Classes (Jennifer Hammond)3. Reconceptualizing Scaffolding for English Learners: An Ecological/Sociocultural Perspective (Aída Walqui and Mary Schmida)4. Scaffolding Multilingual Learners’ Equitable Participation in Disciplinary Learning: A Discussion of Concepts and Tools (Jennifer Wilfrid and Daniella Molle)5. Making Science Multilingual: Scaffolding for Equitable Engagement in Science (Rita MacDonald and David T. Crowther)Section 2: Examples and Case Studies of Scaffolding6. Scaffolding in DLBE Secondary Social Studies Classroom: Re-envisioning Equitable Teaching Practices (Katherine Barko-Alva, Stephen Masyada, and Claudia Norez)7. "Oh, I was scaffolding!": Novice Teachers' Use of Scaffolding as Humanizing Practice with Multilingual Students (Megan Madigan Peercy and John K. Chi)8. Sustaining Quality Interactions for English Learners in Virtual Learning Formats (Aida Walqui)9. Multimodality and Translanguaging as Scaffolding: Sense-Making in a Bilingual Kindergarten (Laura Schall-Leckrone)10. Scaffolds in Action: How Exemplary Teachers Use Interactional Scaffolds to Generate and Sustain Emergent Bilinguals’ Engagement with Challenging English Text (Erika Johnson)Section 3: Professional Learning with Teachers11. Scaffolding Learning for Teachers of Multilingual Learners Through Agency, Leadership, and Collaboration (Kara Mitchell Viesca, Cindy H. Linzell, Peiwen Wang, Molly Heeren, Jessica Mitchell-McCollough and Alexa Yunes-Koch)12. Educative Mathematics Curriculum Materials for English Learners: Varying the Intensity of Scaffolding (Haiwen Chu and Leslie Hamburger)13. Scaffolding "Scaffolding" in Pre-service Teacher Education (George C. Bunch & Nora W. Lang)
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Taylor & Francis Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies
Book SynopsisThe Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies remains the most authoritative reference work for students and scholars interested in engaging with the phenomenon of translation in all its modes and in relation to a wide range of theoretical and methodological traditions.This new edition provides a considerably expanded and updated revision of what appeared as Part I in the first and second editions. Featuring 132 as opposed to the 75 entries in Part I of the second edition, it offers authoritative, critical overviews of additional topics such as authorship, canonization, conquest, cosmopolitanism, crowdsourced translation, dubbing, fan audiovisual translation, genetic criticism, healthcare interpreting, hybridity, intersectionality, legal interpreting, media interpreting, memory, multimodality, nonprofessional interpreting, note-taking, orientalism, paratexts, thick translation, war and world literature. Each entry ends with a set of annotated references for
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Taylor & Francis A Holistic Lemma Science of Mind
Book SynopsisNakazawa connects Buddhist philosophy with modern sciences such as psychology, quantum theory, and mathematics, as well as linguistics and the arts to present a perspective on understanding the mind in a world built on interconnection and networks of relations.While Lemma Science is a new and modern study of humans, its provenance is deeply rooted in the Eastern thought tradition. The ancient Greeks identified two modes of human intelligence: the logos and lemma intellects. Etymologically, logos signifies to arrange and organize what has been gathered in front of one's self. To practice logos-based thinking, one must rely on language. Thus, humans organize and understand the objects in the universe according to linguistic syntax. In contrast, lemma etymologically signifies the intellectual capacity to grasp the whole at once. Instead of arranging objects along a time axis, as language does, the lemma intellect perceives the world in an intuitive, non-linear and non-causal man
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Critical Approaches to the Psychology of Emotion
Book SynopsisThis fascinating book explores the different methodologies, resources and strategies that have been used to study emotion, and identifies emerging trends and research perspectives in the field.Emotion is a subject that has been thoroughly investigated in all fields of social and behavioural sciences. And yet the more we have attempted to individualize emotions and set limits that separate the different types of emotions, the more the subject has resisted these categorizations. Mapping the changes and diverse perspectives in the study of emotion, author Simone Belli explores how a critical psychology of emotion has emerged in order to answer this paradox, examining emotions within a social framework. Divided into five chapters, the book uses interdisciplinary critical approaches to cover everything from the interaction between emotion and language, to emotional contagion such as the spread of fear in a pandemic. There is also a particular focus on emotion analysis in digital eTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Emotions and Language - The discursive turn 2. Emotional Affordance - The socio-material turn 3. The Gamification of Emotions - The digital turn 4. Between the Collectivity of Emotions and Emotional Contagion - The social turn 5. Working with Emotions - The management turn Conclusion
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Taylor & Francis Transnational English Language Assessment
Book SynopsisThis edited volume examines how transnational English language assessment practices are envisioned, enacted, and justified by different stakeholders, including students, teachers, and universities in different geographical contexts, and what would be the multi-level consequences of such practices. Bringing together diverse perspectives from across the Global South and Global North, the book argues that the field of English language assessment has always been transnational, despite an absence of a research that explicitly examines English language assessment practices in relation to transnationalism. The contribution of this volume lies in filling in this critical scholarly gap. Through a wide set of epistemological, theoretical, and pedagogical interventions along with methodological orientations and analytical frameworks, the chapter authors question the social, economic, political, linguistic, and pedagogical consequences of transnational English language assessment practic
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Routledge The Routledge Companion to Literature and Emotion
Book SynopsisThe Routledge Companion to Literature and Emotion shows how the affective turn in the humanities applies to literary studies. Deftly combining the scientific elements with the literary, the book provides a theoretical and topical introduction to reading literature and emotion.Looking at a variety of formats, including novels, drama, film, graphic fiction, and lyric poetry, the book also includes focus on specific authors such as Shakespeare, Chaucer, Jane Austen, Virginia Woolf, and Viet Thanh Nguyen. The volume introduces the theoretical groundwork, covering such categories as affect theory, affective neuroscience, cognitive science, evolution, and history of emotions. It examines the range of emotions that play a special role in literature, including happiness, fear, aesthetic delight, empathy, and sympathy, as well as aspects of literature (style, narrative voice, and others) that bear on emotional response. Finally, it explores ethical and political concerns that are often intertwined with emotional response, including racism, colonialism, disability, ecology, gender, sexuality, and trauma.This is a crucial guide to the ways in which new, interdisciplinary understandings of emotion and affectâin fields from neuroscience to social theoryâare changing the study of literature and of the ways those new understandings are impacted by work on literature also.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Bioethics and the Posthumanities
Book SynopsisThis interdisciplinary volume explores how posthumanist approaches can illuminate current issues in bioethics and considers the relevance of these issues for the humanities, including questions of autonomy and authorship, and notions of ethical and juridical responsibility in the context of a changing understanding of subjectivity. With contributions from a variety of areas, including literature, philosophy, media, and policy-making, the book outlines the historical and philosophical development of posthumanism, and current key questions in bioethics. It generates a dialogue between bioethical approaches and the posthumanities, identifying ways in which posthumanist scholarship might be used to inform bioethical policy. The book also looks more speculatively at the future, and the potential implications of technological developments which are only beginning to emerge. It uses posthumanism to look critically at the humanism underpinning de-extinction Trade Review‘The turn of the twenty-first century and the subsequent continuous emergence of the implications of technological advancement have brought a crisis into the heart of the humanities. . . . Beyond merely philosophizing, Danielle Sands seeks to explore the practical applications of posthuman theory by connecting it with the field of bioethics. . . . The ultimate goal is not simply to revolutionize health studies but to facilitate social justice and equality; now and in our posthuman future.’Stavroula Anastasia Katsorchi, Journal of PosthumanismTable of ContentsIntroduction: Encounters between Bioethics and the PosthumanitiesDanielle SandsPART I: Bioethical Challenges Therapy, Enhancement, and the Social Model of Disability Michael Wee Rethinking the Posthuman in Bioethics David Boden and Sarah Chan Gen-Ethics, Policy and the Posthumanities Ruth Chadwick PART II: Bioethics and Posthumanism in Dialogue Questioning the Politics of Human Enhancement Technologies Tom Hobson and Anna Roessing Biohumanities Stefan Herbrechter Autonomous: Bioethics and/as Intellectual Property Megen de Bruin-Molé PART III: Exploring Posthuman Futures A Posthumanist Critique of De-Extinction Science Sarah Bezan Posthumanism and the Bioethics of Moral ResponsibilityMatt Hayler The Filter Problem for Posthuman Bioethics: The Case of Hyperagency David Roden
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Literacy Autobiographies from the Global South
Book SynopsisDrawing on autoethnographic research on literacy autobiographies from a Chinese EFL writing context, this book provides unique insights into literacy, voice, translingualism, and critical pedagogy from a Global South perspective. The book presents literacy autobiographies as a cultural tool for analyzing and refashioning learners' and teachers' sense of self in ever-expanding dialogical spaces. In addition to highlighting teachers' own stories around autoethnographies and translanguaging, it showcases literacy autobiographies from Chinese students themselves. The book theorizes the Global South as an ontological positioning that challenges colonial mindsets and practices concerning literacy, language learning, and narratives. It argues that literacy autobiographies from a Global South perspective can be reimagined as critical pedagogy for EFL writing teaching and learning, as well as teacher development.Validating and expanding student voices by presenting these literaTrade Review"Shizhou Yang has taken an innovative Global South perspective on literacy autobiographies with stories by himself as an EFL writing teacher as well as those by his students from China in diverse transnational contexts. The result is a fascinating and thought-provoking account that not only contributes to theoretical discussions of concepts such as critical pedagogy, translanguaging, and writing ecology, but also to pedagogical practices that will truly enable and empower the learners, and the teachers, to develop their own voices. As such, it is a major contribution to translingual and decolonising turn in language education research."Professor Li Wei, Director & Dean, UCL Institute of Education, University College London, UK.Like his cicada after its long formation,Shizhou emerges with translingual poetryBreaking free from the global and colonizingPressures against his voice in literacy.Not alone, he emerges with his whole musical army—His students—with their own translingual story.But these cicadas won’t die too quickly;Their voices will transform the dominant pedagogy. Suresh Canagarajah, Edwin Erle Sparks Professor, Pennsylvania State University "This is a captivating book about the liberating intellectual journey of Shizhou Yang, who has found his voice and identity as a multilingual scholar through writing his own literacy autobiography. Also featuring the autobiographical writing of the author’s students situated in a marginalized context, the book celebrates the power of literacy autobiography as an undervalued genre in EFL contexts, demonstrating how it is intertwined with identity work, voice development, and knowledge creation. I highly recommend the book to everyone."Icy Lee, Professor, Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China"Featuring literacy autobiography and poetic inquiry as methodology, this book has provided EFL teachers and students with a proven way to gain liberation from the shackles of modernism and neoliberalism. It is a must-read for anyone who is keen in search for Southern epistemologies in English language teaching." Xiaoye You, Liberal Arts Professor of English and Asian Studies, Pennsylvania State University, USA"Shizhou Yang has taken an innovative Global South perspective on literacy autobiographies with stories by himself as an EFL writing teacher as well as those by his students from China in diverse transnational contexts. The result is a fascinating and thought-provoking account that not only contributes to theoretical discussions of concepts such as critical pedagogy, translanguaging, and writing ecology, but also to pedagogical practices that will truly enable and empower the learners, and the teachers, to develop their own voices. As such, it is a major contribution to translingual and decolonising turn in language education research."Professor Li Wei, Director & Dean, UCL Institute of Education, University College London, UK.Like his cicada after its long formation,Shizhou emerges with translingual poetryBreaking free from the global and colonizingPressures against his voice in literacy.Not alone, he emerges with his whole musical army—His students—with their own translingual story.But these cicadas won’t die too quickly;Their voices will transform the dominant pedagogy. Suresh Canagarajah, Edwin Erle Sparks Professor, Pennsylvania State University "This is a captivating book about the liberating intellectual journey of Shizhou Yang, who has found his voice and identity as a multilingual scholar through writing his own literacy autobiography. Also featuring the autobiographical writing of the author’s students situated in a marginalized context, the book celebrates the power of literacy autobiography as an undervalued genre in EFL contexts, demonstrating how it is intertwined with identity work, voice development, and knowledge creation. I highly recommend the book to everyone."Icy Lee, Professor, Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China"Featuring literacy autobiography and poetic inquiry as methodology, this book has provided EFL teachers and students with a proven way to gain liberation from the shackles of modernism and neoliberalism. It is a must-read for anyone who is keen in search for Southern epistemologies in English language teaching." Xiaoye You, Liberal Arts Professor of English and Asian Studies, Pennsylvania State University, USATable of ContentsContentsAcknowledgementsPart 1 – A Teacher’s Stories1. An EFL Writing Teacher’s Poetic Autoethnography of Literacy Autobiography2. My Own Literacy AutobiographyPart 2 – Theory and Empirical Studies3. Literacy Autobiographical Writing as Critical Pedagogy4. Pedagogical Translanguaging Behind Literacy Autobiographical Writing5. The Emergence of Translingualism in an EFL Writer’s LA6. Voice Construction Beyond TranslingualismPart 3 – Student’s Literacy Autobiographies7. My Literacy Rooted in Chinese Culture8. A Learning Cycle of Reading and Writing in English and Chinese9. My Bilingual Journey10. A Literacy History of My Early Twenty Years11. A Journey of Reading and Writing in Chinese and English12. My Footprints of Language Learning13. A Way to Memorize: Reading and Writing14. My Road on Acquisition of Reading and Writing15. My Conquest of Language16. My Journey to LiteracyAfterwordIndex
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Taylor & Francis Language Sexism and Misogyny
Book SynopsisIn this vitally important and engaging text, leading feminist linguist Deborah Cameron explores the role of language and discourse in perpetuating sexism and misogyny in the twenty-first century. Covering how the linguistic expression of prejudice against women has evolved during the last fifty years, the author of the blog Language: A feminist guide pays attention both to the persistence of familiar problems, such as the dominance of men in many interactional settings, and to the emergence of new challenges such as the global rise of misogynist extremism online. The book provides students and general readers with an up-to-date survey of ideas, debates and research on a wide range of key topics, including sexist attitudes to womenâs speech, verbal sexual harassment in public spaces offline and online, biases in vocabulary and grammar, the discourse of the online manosphere and the way violence against women is reported by the news media. Moreover, the author outlines tTrade Review"Deborah Cameron’s books are always a compelling and accessible read, and this is no exception. Based on sound scholarly research and illustrated with arresting examples from an impressive range of media and digital sources, her analyses demonstrate a deeply committed engagement with complex linguistic issues involving the treatment of women."—Janet Holmes, Professor Emerita (Victoria University of Wellington), Associate Director, Language in the Workplace Project"This is an endlessly useful resource—for teachers and students to dip into for case studies and research examples, or as a detailed, nuanced and expansive discussion of how ideas about language linked to men and women have been developed, researched, resisted and weaponised over the last fifty years. Cameron transforms familiar and new academic ideas and research into an accessible and engaging read, using up-to-date, real world examples. This is a must-have text for teachers and students wanting to develop their understanding of language and gender research that is also a klaxon call to all those concerned about misogyny right now."—Lisa, Jacky and Dan of the Lexis Podcast TeamTable of ContentsIntroduction: Have we come a long way, baby? Double standards: the policing of women’s language Unequal rights: attention, respect and male entitlement Coded messages: sexism, words and meanings Default male: sexism and grammar Who do you think you are? Sexism and forms of address Something old, something new: investigating misogynist discourse Telling stories: the reporting of violence against women Words and deeds: resisting sexism and misogyny Index
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Taylor & Francis Membering the Rhodesian Linguistic Agenda in
Book SynopsisMembering the Rhodesian Linguistic Agenda in Zimbabwe reports on a study carried out in Zimbabwe to ascertain the degree and effect of honouring the colonial linguistic agenda.The book employs an interpretivist philosophy and qualitative research approach that relies on participatory observations, interviewing purposively sampled informants and focus group discussions involving snowball sampled graduates. It was inspired by the Critical Language Policy Theory that considers language choice a critical determinant factor in how communities are administered politically, economically, socioculturally and educationally. It establishes that whereas linguistic imperialism meant to serve as the lifeblood of the Southern Rhodesian colonial machine, the former coloniser ensured coloniality in Zimbabwe by presenting the English language as a sacred media in political, economic, sociocultural and educational settings forever. The study establishes that the only way Zimbabwe and Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPreface Chapter One - Introduction Chapter Two - Situating Linguistic Imperialism in the Colonial Machine Chapter Three - Political Effects of Linguistic Imperialism in Southern Rhodesia and ZimbabweIntroduction Chapter Four - Economic Effects of Linguistic Imperialism on Southern Rhodesia and ZimbabweIntroductionChapter Five - Sociocultural Impact of the Rhodesian and Zimbabwean language policiesIntroduction Chapter Six - Educational Effects of Rhodesian and Zimbabwean Language PoliciesIntroduction Chapter Seven - Conclusion and Way ForwardReference ListIndex
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Routledge Cosmological Readings of Contemporary Australian
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Taylor & Francis The Poems of Shelley Volume Six
Book SynopsisPercy Bysshe Shelley (1792â1822) was one of the major poets of the English Romantic period. This is the final volume of a six-volume edition of The Poems of Shelley, which aims to present all of Shelleyâs poems in chronological order and with full annotation. Date and circumstances of composition are provided for each poem and all manuscript and printed sources relevant to establishing an authoritative text are freshly examined and assessed. Headnotes and footnotes furnish the personal, literary, historical and scientific information necessary to an informed reading of Shelleyâs varied and allusive verse.Most of the poems in the present volume were composed between late January 1822 and Shelleyâs death on 8 July 1822. These include the lyrics to Jane Williams, Fragments of an Unfinished Drama and The Triumph of Life as well as translations from Goetheâs Faust (1822) and CalderÃnâs El mÃgico prodigioso. The appendices include editi
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Taylor & Francis Colloquial Persian
Book SynopsisColloquial Persian: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed to provide a step-by-step course to Persian as it is written and spoken today. Combining a clear, practical, and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Persian in a broad range of situations.Each unit presents a wealth of grammatical points across different key topics for communicating in Persian. This fourth edition offers thoroughly updated and expanded cultural notes, refined language points offering greater clarity and understanding of the most difficult points, a clearer introduction to the Persian script, and new audio material. Balanced, comprehensive, and rewarding, Colloquial Persian is an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Persian. No prior knowledge of the language is required.Key feTable of ContentsIntroductionReading and writing in PersianGuidelines for Persian writingسلام 1 salām GreetingsDialogue 1 Greeting and leave-takingDialogue 2 Introducing yourselfاحوال پرسی 2 ahvāl-porsi Enquiring about healthDialogue 1 How’re you?Dialogue 2 Pleased to meet you!کجايی هستيد؟ 3 kojāyi hastid? Where are you from?Dialogue 1 Party game: Who am I?Dialogue 2 Introducing B to Cآخر هفته چه کار کرديد؟ 4 āxar-e hafte ce-kār kardid? What did you do at the weekend?Dialogue 1 Wish you were there!Dialogue 2 Nothing to write home about!منزلتون کجاست؟ 5 manzeletun kojāst? Where’s your home?Dialogue 1 Giving your detailsDialogue 2 Asking about familyورود به تهران 6 vorud be tehrān Arriving in TehranDialogue 1 How long will you stay in Iran?Dialogue 2 Going through customsدر ايران 7 dar irān In IranDialogue 1 Getting a taxiDialogue 2 Checking into a hotelگفت وگوی خيابانی 8 goft-o-gu-ye xiābāniStreet talkDialogue 1 Asking directionsDialogue 2 Is there a metro station around here?گرسنه ايد؟ 9 gorosneid?Are you hungry?Dialogue 1 At the dinner tableDialogue 2 Is this seat taken?موقعيّت های اضطراری 10 mouqe`iyathā-ye ezterāriEmergency situationsDialogue 1 At the police stationDialogue 2 Describing appearanceمنزل 11 manzelHomeDialogue 1 Answering the phoneDialogue 2 I’m looking for a flatگردش 12 gardeŝGoing outDialogue 1 If the weather gets better . . .Dialogue 2 What are your hobbies?خريد 13 xarid ShoppingDialogue 1 HagglingDialogue 2 In a corner shopخدمات 14 xadamātServicesDialogue 1 At the post officeDialogue 2 Exchanging currenciesسلامت و بهداشت 15 salāmat o behdāŝtHealth and hygieneDialogue 1 Hello, DoctorDialogue 2 At the pharmacyروابط با ديگران 16 ravābet bā digarānRelations with other peopleDialogue 1 Giving and receiving giftsDialogue 2 Arranging to meetکار و زبان های خارجی 17 kār va zabānhā-ye xārejiBusiness and foreign languagesDialogue 1 A business appointmentDialogue 2 A job interviewKey to the exercisesReference grammarPersian–English glossaryEnglish–Persian glossary
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Taylor & Francis Conference Interpreting
Book SynopsisConference Interpreting: A Student's Practice Book brings together a comprehensive compilation of tried and tested practical exercises which hone the sub-skills that make up successful conference interpreting. Unique in its exclusively practical focus, this book serves as a reference for students and teachers seeking to solve specific interpreting-related difficulties. By breaking down the necessary skills and linking these to the most relevant and effective exercises, students can target their areas of weakness and work more efficiently towards greater interpreting competence. This second edition includes a comprehensive update of the text, with new exercises and revised example speeches throughout, as well as three entirely new chapters on Activation, Voice and Early Simultaneous Exercises.Split into four Parts, this book includes a detailed introduction offering general principles for effective practice drawn from the author's own extensive ex
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Taylor & Francis Routledge Handbook on Turkish Literature
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Taylor & Francis Thinking with Words
Book SynopsisThinking with Words: A Literary Groundwork provides a unique foundational introduction to the depths and glories of literature and its study. It is a book about why literature matters, and why it always will. Readers will explore the roots of literature and art in the interplay between life and language, actions and events, and culture and texts. This is not a book about theories; it is a book about our complex engagement with language and literature, from which theories, interpretations, and insight arise. As this is a groundwork, confusions are dissolved and analytical tools for thinking are developed and honed. Readers will discover that their ways of talking about literature can powerfully contribute to their ways of talking about life. The book resituates literary studies within fundamental arguments about language, knowledge, and ethics.Thinking with Words is essential reading for anyone interested not just in literature, but in art, culture, and language.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Exploring Translation Theories
Book SynopsisExploring Translation Theories presents a comprehensive analysis of the core contemporary paradigms of Western translation theory.This engaging overview covers the key theories of equivalence, solution types, purpose, scientific approaches, uncertainty, automation, and cultural translation. Fully revised, this third edition adds coverage of Russian and Ukrainian theories, examples from Chinese, advances in machine translation, and research on translators' cognitive processes. Readers are encouraged to explore the various theories and consider their strengths, weaknesses, and implications for translation practice. The book concludes with a survey of the way translation is used as a model in postmodern cultural studies and sociologies, extending its scope beyond traditional Western notions.Features in each chapter include: An introduction outlining the main points, key concepts and illustrative examples. Examples drawn from a range of languages,Trade Review'Thinking students: start here! This “motivated journey” through the questions and quandaries which give rise to translation theories is an intellectual delight. A cornucopia of ideas and critical arguments, it is eminently readable, often witty, sometimes provocative, always thoughtful, always stimulating a response. Stick the last paragraph of the Postscript above your desk!' Andrew Chesterman, University of Helsinki, Finland 'Anthony Pym is really good at making difficult and complicated theories easy to follow. He did it again in this fully revised edition of Exploring Translation Theories. Thoroughly updated, this book makes an ideal introduction to Western translation theories for students and teachers of all language combinations – and it is a pleasure reading it.' Defeng LI, University of Macau, China Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Glossary; Preface; Chapter 1. What is a translation theory?; Chapter 2. Equivalence; Chapter 3. Solutions; Chapter 4. Purposes; Chapter 5. Science; Chapter 6. Uncertainty; Chapter 7. Automation; Chapter 8. Cultural translation; Postscript – Where’s the evidence?; References; Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd International Whos Who of Authors and Writers
Book SynopsisNow in its 39th edition, this title is a comprehensive and practical source of biographical information on the key personalities and organizations of the literary world, whether world-famous or lesser known. This descriptive directory is revised annually by our editorial team and all entrants are given the opportunity to update their career details, publications and contact information. International in scope and covering all literary genres, this title will prove an invaluable acquisition for public and academic libraries, journalists, television and radio companies, PR companies, literary organizations and anyone needing up-to-date information in this field.Table of ContentsPart 1: Biographies Part 2: Directory Appendix A: Literary Awards and Prizes Appendix B: Literary Organizations Appendix C: Literary Festivals Appendix D: National Libraries
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Taylor & Francis Critical Disciplinary Literacy
Book SynopsisThis accessible book introduces a new theory of critical disciplinary literacy (CDL) that merges criticality and disciplinary literacy approaches in a cohesive and inclusive framework. There are unique hurdles in integrating critical and culturally sustaining approaches to literacy into specialized content area classrooms, but this book provides clear, research-grounded strategies and methods that will appeal to teachers and help them foster equitable literacy learning opportunities for all students. Using a critical lens, chapters deconstruct and reconstruct pathways for new practices that push back on familiar, normative literacy approaches in the disciplines. Authors provide a framework for designing new approaches to disciplinary literacy both for and with students, and they present innovative and practical strategies for implementation. With real-world examples from the field, this book will be essential reading for preservice teachers and in courses on literacy and disciplinar
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Taylor & Francis Ltd HighImpact Design for Online Courses
Book SynopsisHigh-Impact Design for Online Courses introduces higher education professionals to an eight-step course design model, HIDOC, that leverages the unique considerations of online and hybrid modalities at each stage in the process. Though relevant to and informed by instructional designers and educational technologists, this book is specifically geared toward faculty who lack the administrative and technical supports they need to thrive in the new normal. Each chapter includes step-by-step guidance on learner analysis, course structure, appropriate activities and assessments, continuous improvement, and other key elements of a successful digital course. Teachers across disciplines and levels of experience will come away newly inspired and motivated with fresh insights into planning and drafting, practical tips for pedagogy and design, opportunities for self-reflection and course revision, and implications for learner-centered delivery.Trade Review“HIDOC is a must-read for educators who are passionate about harnessing the full potential of online education and ushering in a new era of inspired and effective learning.”— Katie Linder, Ph.D., Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Innovation and Strategy, University of Colorado Denver, USA “These authors deeply understand the challenges faced by faculty and IDs in creating an engaging and impactful course, and a genuine feeling of support is palpable as you work through the steps they have laid out for you.”— Deb Adair, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, Quality Matters “HIDOC is thoughtful, pragmatic, and supported by theory. It is a design model that many will find valuable, whether they have the affordance of working with Learning Designers or are tasked with designing online learning experiences on their own.”— Rick Shearer, D.Ed., Owner of Distance Education Systems; Director of Research and Development (retired), World Campus, The Pennsylvania State University, USA“HIDOC is a must-read for educators who are passionate about harnessing the full potential of online education and ushering in a new era of inspired and effective learning.”— Katie Linder, Ph.D., Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Innovation and Strategy, University of Colorado Denver, USA “These authors deeply understand the challenges faced by faculty and IDs in creating an engaging and impactful course, and a genuine feeling of support is palpable as you work through the steps they have laid out for you.” — Deb Adair, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, Quality Matters “HIDOC is thoughtful, pragmatic, and supported by theory. It is a design model that many will find valuable, whether they have the affordance of working with Learning Designers or are tasked with designing online learning experiences on their own.” — Rick Shearer, D.Ed., Owner of Distance Education Systems; Director of Research and Development (retired), World Campus, The Pennsylvania State University, USATable of ContentsSection I - Designing Your Course with HIDOC 1. Learner Analysis 2. Learning Outcomes 3. Course Structure 4. Assessments & Activities 5. Instructional Materials 6. Technology & Tools 7. Online Learner Support 8. Continuous Improvement 9. Bonus Chapter - Design Execution 10. Design Doc Library Section II – HIDOC in Action: Course Design Cases 11. Case Studies
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Developing Intercultural Language Materials
Book SynopsisDeveloping Intercultural Language Materials puts intercultural competence at the forefront of the learning agenda. It unpicks its underlying theory and provides a framework and practical methodologies for practitioners, providing a toolkit for them to create their own learning materials and design their own classroom activities to nurture intercultural competence.This innovative book showcases some of the new ways language teachers in practice successfully integrate this essential skill into their curricula. Directions for further research, pulling out recurring threads in this book, such as critical pedagogy and cultural sensibility, offer opportunities for professional development.This researchâgrounded and actionâoriented text is essential reading for language and cultural studies practitioners who want to help their students thrive in todayâs multicultural world.
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Routledge Critical Perspectives on Max Porter
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Taylor & Francis English Literacy Educators Working with Refugee
Book SynopsisEnglish Literacy Educators Working with Refugee Families highlights best practices for English literacy instruction when working with refugees in the United States. Given the global refugee crisis around the world, the topic of teaching language to refugees is of increasing importance. The volume addresses this pressing issue and provides valuable insights and tools for educators working with refugees and immigrants in a variety of programs.With contributions from authors who have experience teaching refugees, the book details innovative strategies and first-hand knowledge grounded in theory, research, and practice in adult education. Book contributors provide a review of the contexts for teaching refugees and illustrate the importance of implementing an intercultural communicative framework in the English literacy classroom.The book will be beneficial to pre-service teachers, students in undergraduate and graduate programs learning about adult literacy educatio
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Routledge Storying the Ecocatastrophe
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Taylor & Francis Introduction to Korean as a Second Language
Book SynopsisIntroduction to Korean as a Second Language introduces the basic linguistic make-up of Korean and provides basic knowledge of second language acquisition and up-to-date research on how Korean is learned by adult second language learners (L2 Korean learners).The book synthesizes the existing research and suggests future directions for this relatively new but rapidly growing field. The book covers topics such as the Korean sound system, word and phrase structures of Korean, and meaning in Korean, making it a great resource for those who want to deepen their understanding of the Korean language. This textbook is ideal for use in Korean linguistics courses, and teaching and learning Korean as a foreign language courses. The book would also be good supplementary material for Korean language classes.
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CRC Press The Poetry of Physics
Book SynopsisThe Poetry of Physics explores the intersection of science and art, blending the intricate beauty of physics with the evocative power of poetry. This unique work takes readers on a journey through the physical world, from the delicate patterns of living organisms to the vast reaches of the cosmos.Structured in four sections â living physics, environmental physics, celestial physics, and a guide on writing your own poems â this book offers both scientific insights and poetic reflections, providing a richer understanding of both fields. The final section provides practical guidance on crafting your own physics-inspired poetry, encouraging active participation in this tradition of blending scientific and artistic inquiry.Ideal for those who appreciate both science and the arts, whether they are physicists, aspiring poets, or curious minds seeking to explore the world and our place within it.
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature
Book SynopsisThe first English-language history of Japanese literature in a single volume, from its beginnings in pre-medieval times to the present day, accompanied by extensive bibliographies. Indispensable not only for scholars and students, but for all those interested in learning more about one of the world's great literatures.Table of ContentsPart I. The Ancient Period (Beginnings to 794); Part II. The Heian Period (794–1185); Part III. The Medieval Period (1185–1600); Part IV. The Edo Period (1600–1867); Part V. The Modern Period (1868 to Present).
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Introduction to Postmodernism
Book SynopsisThe Cambridge Introduction to Postmodernism surveys the full spectrum of postmodern culture - high and low, avant-garde and popular, famous and obscure - across a range of fields, from architecture and visual art to fiction, poetry, and drama. It deftly maps postmodernism's successive historical phases, from its emergence in the 1960s to its waning in the first decades of the twenty-first century. Weaving together multiple strands of postmodernism - people and places from Andy Warhol, Jefferson Airplane and magical realism, to Jean-FranÃois Lyotard, Laurie Anderson and cyberpunk - this book creates a rich picture of a complex cultural phenomenon that continues to exert an influence over our present 'post-postmodern' situation. Comprehensive and accessible, this Introduction is indispensable for scholars, students, and general readers interested in late twentieth-century culture.Table of Contents1. Before postmodernism; 2. Big bang; 3. The major phase: peak postmodernism, 1973–90; 4. Interregnum, 1989–2000; 5. After postmodernism.
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Cambridge University Press Rhetoric Medicine and the Woman Writer 16001700
Book SynopsisHow did physicians come to dominate the medical profession? Lyn Bennett challenges the seemingly self-evident belief that scientific competence accounts for physicians'' dominance. Instead, she argues that the whole enterprise of learned medicine was, in large measure, facilitated by an intensely classical education that included extensive training in rhetoric, and that this rhetorical training is ultimately responsible for the achievement of professional dominance. Bennett examines previously unexplored connections among writers and genres as well as competing livelihoods and classes. Engaging the histories of rhetoric, medicine, literature, and culture throughout, she goes on to focus specifically on the work of women who professed as well as practiced medicine. Pointing to some of the ways women''s writing shapes realities of body, mind, and spirit as it negotiates social, cultural, and professional ideologies of gender, this book offers an important corrective to some long-held belTrade Review'Lyn Bennett's … detailed new book offers an original perspective on the development of the medical profession in the seventeenth century.' Aurélie Griffin, Modern Language ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction. 'Their plausible rhetoric'; Part I. Rhetoric and Medicine: 1. 'Another mans profession': physicians and clerics; 2. 'Onely the learned': physicians, empirics, and women; 3. 'An eloquent tongue': physicians and patients; Part II. The Woman Writer: 4. 'Publishing those truthes': women and affliction; 5. 'Hard words and rhetoricall phrases': women and learned medicine; 6. 'A bare physician stuft with words': women and domestic healing.
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Cambridge University Press Frances Burney and the Doctors
Book SynopsisFrances Burney is primarily known as a novelist and playwright, but in recent years there has been an increased interest in the medical writings found within her private letters and journals. John Wiltshire advocates Burney as the unconscious pioneer of the modern genre of pathography, or the illness narrative. Through her dramatic accounts of distinct medical events, such as her own infamous operation without anaesthetic, to those she witnessed, including the ''madness'' of George III and the inoculation of her son against smallpox, Burney exposes the ethical issues and conflicts between patients and doctors. Her accounts are linked to a range of modern narratives in which similar events occur in the changed conditions of the public hospital. The genre that Burney initiated continues to make an important contribution to our understanding of medical practice in the modern world.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Note on short titles; Introduction; 1. Frances Burney's long and extraordinary life: 1752–1840; 2. The King, the court and 'madness': 1788–9; 3. Aftermath: 1789–91; 4. An inoculation for smallpox: 1797; 5. 'A mastectomy': 1811; 6. Fighting for life: 'the last illness and death of General D'Arblay': 1818; 7. 'Between hope, trust and truth'; 8. Across the centuries; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press The Idea of Europe
Book SynopsisThere is an increasingly widespread sense that Europe is in crisis. Notions of a shared European identity and a common European culture appear to be losing their purchase. This crisis is often seen as a conflict between a cosmopolitan and a nationalist idea of Europe. The reality is, however, considerably more complex, as the long history of the idea of Europe reveals. In The Idea of Europe: A Critical History, Shane Weller explores that history from its origins in classical antiquity to the present day. Drawing on a wide range of sources, he demonstrates that, all too often, seemingly progressive ideas of Europe have been shaped by Eurocentric, culturally supremacist, and even racist assumptions. Seeking to break with this troubling pattern, Weller calls for an idea of Europe shaped by a spirit of self-critique and by an openness to those cultures that have for so long been dismissed as non-European.Trade Review'This marvelous book provides a masterful history of the idea of Europe from classical antiquity to the present day. It takes someone with exceptionally sharp analytical skills to expose the ways in which the many advocates of European values and a united Europe have struggled to think beyond their own national-cultural identifications and to free themselves from a Eurocentric idea of Europe. Weller's book is a superb attempt not only to assess the idea of Europe critically, but also to propose a new way of imagining the European that takes full account of its troubled past.' Dirk Van Hulle, University of Oxford'The Idea of Europe is the history of an idea that is as complex as it is contradictory and ambiguous. Shane Weller's new book critically uncovers these contradictions – universalism and nationalism, diversity and unity, civilization and barbarism – and the many attempts to overcome them. The book is a tour de force. It follows the idea of Europe from Aristotle to Husserl, from Montesquieu to Turgenev and Orhan Pamuk, and it helps us to think Europe in all its complexity and, maybe, to move beyond the pitfalls of Eurocentrism, Euro-supremacism, and Euro-universalism.' Jan Loop, University of Copenhagen'Highly recommended.' B. T. Browne, Choice Connect'Weller's critical history of the idea of Europe is an important corrective to the self-mythologisation of the EU. It should be read especially by 'pro-Europeans' who continue to invoke the Enlightenment as if it were not implicated in European barbarism.' Hans Kundnani, The New StatesmanTable of Contents1. Myths of Europa: from Classical Antiquity to the Enlightenment; 2. A Great Republic of Cultivated Minds: 1712–1815; 3. Nationalism and Universalism: 1815–1848; 4. The Russia Question; 5. Homo Europaeus:1848–1918; 6. The European Spirit: 1918–1933; 7. A New European Order: 1933–1945; 8. Unity in Diversity: 1945–1989; 9. Other Europes; 10. Europe Against Itself: 1989 to the Present Day.
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Cambridge University Press Thinking of the Medieval
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Cambridge University Press Reimagining Dinosaurs in Late Victorian and
Book SynopsisWhen the term ''dinosaur'' was coined in 1842, it referred to fragmentary British fossils. In subsequent decades, American discoveriesincluding Brontosaurus and Triceratopsproved that these so-called ''terrible lizards'' were in fact hardly lizards at all. By the 1910s ''dinosaur'' was a household word. Reimagining Dinosaurs in Late Victorian and Edwardian Literature approaches the hitherto unexplored fiction and popular journalism that made this scientific term a meaningful one to huge transatlantic readerships. Unlike previous scholars, who have focused on displays in American museums, Richard Fallon argues that literature was critical in turning these extinct creatures into cultural icons. Popular authors skilfully related dinosaurs to wider concerns about empire, progress, and faith; some of the most prominent, like Arthur Conan Doyle and Henry Neville Hutchinson, also disparaged elite scientists, undermining distinctions between scientific and imaginative writing. The rise of the Table of Contents1. Reclaiming Authority: Henry Neville Hutchinson, Popular Science, and the Construction of the Dinosaur; 2. Reinventing Wonderland: Jabberwocks, Grotesque Monsters, and Dinosaurian Maladaptation; 3. Rearticulating the Nation: Transatlantic Fiction and the Dinosaurs of Empire; 4.Rediscovering Lost Worlds: Arthur Conan Doyle and the Modern Romance of Palaeontology
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Cambridge University Press Sound Recording Technology and American
Book SynopsisPhonographs, tapes, stereo LPs, digital remix - how did these remarkable technologies impact American writing? This book explores how twentieth-century writers shaped the ways we listen in our multimedia present. Uncovering a rich new archive of materials, this book offers a resonant reading of how writers across several genres, such as John Dos Passos, Langston Hughes, William S. Burroughs, and others, navigated the intermedial spaces between texts and recordings. Numerous scholars have taken up remix - a term co-opted from DJs and sound engineers - as the defining aesthetic of twenty-first century art and literature. Others have examined modernism''s debt to the phonograph. But in the gap between these moments, one finds that the reciprocal relationship between the literary arts and sonic technologies continued to evolve over the twentieth century. A mix of American literary history, sound studies, and media archaeology, this interdisciplinary study will appeal to scholars, students,Table of ContentsIntroduction: Resonant Reading: Listening to American Literature After the Phonograph; 1. Ears Taut to Hear: John Dos Passos Records America; 2. Ethnographic Transcription and the Jazz Auto/Biography: Alan Lomax, Jelly Roll Morton, Zora Neale Hurston, and Sidney Bechet; 3. Press Play: Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs, and the Tape Recorder; 4. The Stereophonic Poetics of Langston Hughes and Amiri Baraka; 5. From Cut-Up to Mashup: Literary Remix in the Digital Age, feat. Kevin Young, and Chuck Palahniuk; A Post-Electric Postscript: Recording and Remix Onstage.
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Cambridge University Press Publishing in Wales
Book SynopsisThe creation of texts preserves culture, literature, myth, and society, and provides invaluable insights into history. Yet we still have much to learn about the history of how those texts were produced and how the production of texts has influenced modern societies, particularly in smaller nations like Wales. The story of publishing in Wales is closely connected to the story of Wales itself. Wales, the Welsh people, and the Welsh language have survived invasion, migration, oppression, revolt, resistance, religious and social upheaval, and economic depression. The books of Wales chronicle this story and the Welsh people''s endurance over centuries of challenges. Ancient law-books, medieval manuscripts, legends and myths, secretly printed religious works, poetry, song, social commentary, and modern novels tell a story of a tiny nation, its hardy people, and an enduring literary legacy that has an outsized influence on culture and literature far beyond the Welsh borders.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Welsh History and Identity; 3. Poetry, Literacy, and Manuscripts; 4. Early Welsh Printing; 5. The Industrial Era; 6. Resistance and Renaissance; 7. Conclusion: Into the Electronic Age.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd What is African American Literature
Book SynopsisAfter Kenneth W. Warren's What Was African American Literature?, Margo N. Crawford delivers What is African American Literature? The idea of African American literature may be much more than literature written by authors who identify as Black. What is African American Literature? focuses on feeling as form in order to show that African American literature is an archive of feelings, a tradition of the tension between uncontainable black affect and rigid historical structure. Margo N. Crawford argues that textual production of affect (such as blush, vibration, shiver, twitch, and wink) reveals that African American literature keeps reimagining a black collective nervous system. Crawford foregrounds the idea of African American literature and uncovers the black feeling world co-created by writers and readers. Rejecting the notion that there are no formal lines separating African American literature and a broader American literary tradition, Crawford contends that the distinguishing feaTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction: The Affective Atmosphere of African American Literature 1 1 The Textual Production of Black Affect: The Blush of Toni Morrison’s Last Novel 25 2 Mood Books 55 3 The Vibrations of African American Literature 73 4 Shiver: The Diasporic Shock of Elsewhere 103 5 Twitch or Wink: The Literary Afterlife of the Afterlife of Slavery 135 CODA 175 Index 179
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Palgrave MacMillan Us Other British Voices Women Poetry and Religion
Book SynopsisThis volume discusses the lives and writings of five nonconformist women who comprised the heart of a vibrant literary circle in England between 1760 and 1840. Whelan shows these women's keen awareness and often radical viewpoints on contemporary issues connected to politics, religion, gender, and the Romantic sensibility.Trade Review“Timothy Whelan brings to this volume a formidable reputation as editor and interpreter of English female authors of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, having presided over the eight-volume edition of Nonconformist Women Writers, 1720–1840 … . we have cause to thank Professor Whelan for bringing to the attention of historians a wider range of primary sources, including many still in manuscript, for the religious nonconformity of this period than was previously available.” (G. M. Ditchfield, The Journal of the Historical Association, October, 2016)Table of ContentsPreface 1. A Nonconformist Women's Literary Tradition 2. Mary Steele (1753-1813) and a West Country Tradition of Dissenting Women's Poetry 3. Mary Steele as the 'Rustic Maid' 4. Mary Scott (1751-1793) 5. Jane Attwater (1753-1843) 6. Elizabeth Coltman (1761-1838)
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Palgrave Macmillan Ecocriticism and Shakespeare
Book SynopsisThis book offers the term 'ecophobia' as a way of understanding and organizing representations of contempt for the natural world. Estok argues that this vocabulary is both necessary to the developing area of ecocritical studies and for our understandings of the representations of 'Nature' in Shakespeare.Trade ReviewWinner of the "Writing in the Humanities Book Award" from the National Research Foundation, Korea (2011)! 'For those of us who turn to him for intellectual provocation, this book is a more-than-welcome contribution to Shakespeare scholarship, to ecocriticism, and to critical theory.' - Dan Brayton, Middlebury College, Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and the Environment "'Ecophobia' has already begun to gain currency, making Estok the first early modernist to have a perceptible impact on ecocriticism. This alone would make Ecocriticism and Shakespeare a milestone work, setting aside its other considerable merits. It balances the claims of historicism and presentism, activism and theoretical integrity more deftly than previous studies. It unearths fresh or unsung categories in Shakespearean criticism such as environmental fear, disgust, and sleep. It dares those who teach Shakespeare to practice an activist pedagogy that engages students in environmental politics." - Early Modern Literary Studies "In this thorough and original study, Estok widens the scope of ecological criticism in two ways. Estok contributes to the emerging field of early modern ecological studies in an excellent investigation of Shakespeare and outlines a theory of ecophobia, tracing its genesis through gender and psychoanalytic thinking. Estok challenges us to think deeply about ecology, theory, and culture." - Timothy Morton, Professor of English, University of California Davis and author of The Ecological Thought "In this ecology of reading and reading of ecology, Estok moves beyond the earlier studies of nature in Shakespeare to an important exploration of reading and representation that addresses the crisis in our environment and that provides another way to understand and resist alienation and stereotyping." - Jonathan Hart, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of Alberta "A fresh and theoretically sophisticated analysis of Shakespearean drama through the lens of ecophobia. Estok's work is known for making the uncomfortable inaccuracies between theory and practice visible, highlighting the distinction between ecocriticism's activist origins and its institutionalization within the academy. He persistently brings questions of economic privilege, race, gender, sexuality, and nation to bear on environmental and literary topics." - Greta Gaard, Associate Professor of English, University of Wisconsin-River Falls and author of The Nature of Home "This is the book we have been awaiting from Simon Estok. Theoretically challenging to both Shakespeareans and ecocritics alike, its combinations of ethics and scholarship, close reading and polemics, originality and lucidity, make it essential reading for students and scholars who want to see cutting-edge criticism at work." - Terry Gifford, Visiting Professor at University of Chichester and Profesor Honorario en Universidad de Alicante and author of Green Voices, Reconnecting with John Muir, and PastoralTable of ContentsDoing ecocriticism with Shakespeare Dramatizing Environmental Fear: King Lear's Unpredictable Natural Spaces and Domestic Places Coriolanus and ecocriticism: a study in confluent theorizing Pushing the limits of ecocriticism: environment and social resistance in 2 Henry VI and 2 Henry IV Monstrosity in Othello and Pericles: race, gender, and ecophobia Disgust, metaphor, women: ecophobic confluences Staging exotica and ecophobia The ecocritical unconscious: early modern sleep as 'go-between' Coda: ecocriticism on the lip of a lion
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Palgrave MacMillan UK Gender and Representation in British Golden Age
Book SynopsisThis book provides an original and compelling analysis of the ways in which British women’s golden age crime narratives negotiate the conflicting social and cultural forces that influenced depictions of gender in popular culture in the 1920s until the late 1940s.Trade Review“The 1920s-40s were a time of great change for woman, politically, socially and career wise, which Hoffman succinctly summarises at the start of her book. … I really enjoyed this book. Hoffman’s readings of texts were consistently detailed and engaging, helping me to look at familiar stories in a new light. I also liked her writing style (a crucial element in a literary criticism book), as she was enjoyable to read and informative … .” (crossexaminingcrime, crossexaminingcrime.wordpress.com, July, 2016)Table of ContentsIntroduction.- 1.Change and Anxiety.- 2.‘Everybody Needs an Outlet’.- 3.A Joint Venture?.- 4.Ladies of a Modern World.- 5. Sensational Bodies.- Conclusion.
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Palgrave MacMillan UK Postcolonial Witnessing Trauma Out of Bounds
Book SynopsisPostcolonial Witnessing argues that the suffering engendered by colonialism needs to be acknowledged more fully, on its own terms, in its own terms, and in relation to traumatic First World histories if trauma theory is to have any hope of redeeming its promise of cross-cultural ethical engagement.Trade ReviewOne of Times Higher Education's Books of 2013 "Bridging the gap between Jewish and postcolonial studies, Stef Craps's new postcolonial reading of the work of Sindiwe Magona, David Dabydeen, Fred D'Aguair, Caryl Phillips and Anita Desai covers exciting new ground in trauma theory. Challenging the hegemonic framings of the dominant 'trauma aesthetic,' Craps broadens our understanding of traumatic experience by examining literary works that depict life under South African apartheid, the Middle Passage, the links between histories of black and Jewish suffering and those between the Holocaust and colonialism. This is a fine study and a welcome addition to the field of trauma studies." - Dr Victoria Burrows, English Department, The University of Sydney, Australia "In this beautifully and clearly written book, Stef Craps leads trauma theory away from its Eurocentric past and towards a decolonized future. Arguing that the traumas of non-Western populations should be acknowledged for their own sake and on their own terms, Postcolonial Witnessing demonstrates through its exemplary discussion of literary texts including the works of Anita Desai and Caryl Phillips, how literary analysis can become a part of that process. Timely, provocative and destined to be widely read, this book makes a path-breaking contribution to memory, trauma, and literary studies." - Professor Susannah Radstone, University of East London, UK "'Stef Craps's excellent study calls for the decolonizing of trauma theory and begins from the premise that its founding texts have failed to live up to the promise of cross-cultural ethical engagement. In a carefully argued thesis, he accuses trauma theory of Eurocentric bias in four crucial ways . . . Overall, this short book advances an eloquent plea to rethink trauma from a postcolonial perspective in order to listen to the suffering of Others beyond the western purview and, thereby, in Craps's words, "remain faithful to the ethical foundation of the field"." - Journal of Postcolonial Writing 'Despite the seriousness of the topic, the clarity and flow of Craps's writing makes Postcolonial Witnessing a joy . . . This is a book that engages with current debates in a lively and interesting way and is sure to be of interest to scholars of trauma, postcolonialism, cultural memory studies and related fields. Its clear structure and thorough consideration of foundational and recent literature, including an excellent index and bibliography, will also make it a useful text to those who are new to the topic. In fact, the book's strong argument, clear structure and engaging prose make Postcolonial Witnessing an example of what an academic text should be.' - Dialogues on Historical Justice and Memory ''Stef Craps' Postcolonial Witnessing: Trauma Out of Bounds is a text that has, without a doubt, pushed the field of trauma studies towards a more positive and critical direction of analysis and ethical engagement . . . A fundamental leap in the right dirction, Postcolonial Witnessing opens a path for new, more generative theorizations of trauma.'' - Emmanuel Martinez, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, US "Stef Craps' Postcolonial Witnessing: Trauma Out of Bounds is a timely and much needed corrective to the polarised debate - particularly in postcolonial studies - around the uses and abuses of trauma theory. . . . I strongly recommend Postcolonial Witnessing to anyone interested in future applications of trauma theory in various fields of study, especially postcolonial literature.' - Fred Ribkoff, Postcolonial Text "Stef Craps's Postcolonial Witnessing: Trauma Out of Bounds attempts to adapt the rather recent advances of trauma theory to postcolonial theory and despite its flaws, it is one of the more important texts on trauma theory in recent time... overall it is a very strong look at trauma studies." Henry James Morello, The Comparatist Shortlisted for the 2014 ESSE Book Award "Craps makes a compelling case for the need to expand the current event-based model to 'alternative conceptualizations of trauma' proposed by postcolonial critiques, such as 'insidious trauma,' 'continuous traumatic stress,' 'cumulative trauma,' or 'oppression-based trauma.'... His skillful analysis of these texts is particularly relevant for scholars of literature, but Craps also weaves into his readings insights gained from the theoretical literature... Craps' fine study..." Björn Krondorfer, theologie.geschichte 'Stef Craps's Postcolonial Witnessing: Trauma Out of Bounds serves as a wonderful starting point for anyone interested in recent critical paths in trauma studies. Not only does it give a good overview and critique of foundational early work by such scholars as Cathy Caruth, Shoshana Felman, Dori Laub, Dominic LaCapra, and Geoffrey H. Hartman, but it also brings together the work of many recent scholars who, like the author of this monograph, have noted trauma studies' exclusions of various groups and types of traumatic experiences. In covering this vast amount of critical territory and doing so with adept and cogent arguments, Postcolonial Witnessing proves itself a particularly useful and important introduction to the field for both students and other scholars seeking entry." - Veronica Austen, Canadian Review of Comparative Literature / Revue Canadienne de Littérature Comparée ". . . successful engagement with postcolonial theory and memory studies . . . There is an unquestionable sincerity of critical engagement with the very vast body of literature both critics discuss. They explain theoretical ideas with a clarity and conciseness that indicates their extensive knowledge of scholarship in the area. In the tradition of effective postcolonial critique, the authors also mention the literary and social implications of their work. For Craps this involves an 'inclusive and culturally sensitive trauma theory' that opens up the possibility of 'a more just future' . . . Scholars and students of contemporary postcolonial literature will find these books useful as maps of the fields of cross-cultural and memory studies." - Kanika Batra, WasafiriTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction The Trauma of Empire The Empire of Trauma Beyond Trauma Aesthetics Ordinary Trauma in Sindiwe Magona's Mother to Mother Mid-Mourning in David Dabydeen's 'Turner' and Fred D'Aguiar's Feeding the Ghosts Cross-Traumatic Affiliation Jewish/Postcolonial Diasporas in the Work of Caryl Phillips Entangled Memories in Anita Desai's Baumgartner's Bombay Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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Palgrave MacMillan UK Creating Postcolonial Literature African Writers and British Publishers
Book SynopsisUsing case studies, this book explores the publishing of African literature, addressing the construction of literary value, relationships between African writers and British publishers, and importance of the African market. It analyses the historical, political and economic conditions framing the emergence of postcolonial literature.Trade Review“This hugely informative, clearly written, book will be of obvious interest to scholars of African literature, postcolonial theory, and material cultures of the book. … While demonstrating what archival material can bring to the study of inequalities in the global literary marketplace, Davis’s study will encourage its readers to question and explore, in fresh ways, how the experience of literature is underpinned by the material conditions of its production and circulation.” (Ruth Bush, Research in African Literatures, Vol. 47 (1), Spring, 2016)CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2014 "Not since Graham Huggan's The Postcolonial Exotic has there been a book that so comprehensively examines the ways in which international publishers attempt to shape the literary expectations of readers of African literatures. This book will inspire postcolonial scholars to research the material conditions in which authors work, and to expand the framework of literary scholarship beyond 'close reading' to ask questions about how African literatures were brought to print in the mid- to late- twentieth century." - Professor Steph Newell, Co-Director (Centre for Colonial and Postcolonial Studies), University of Sussex, UK "Caroline Davis makes an eloquent and for the most part compelling case for her arguments, and this is a fascinating, meticulously researched, and richly documented study that sheds new light on the emergence of postcolonial African literary publishing, and at the same time offers an exhaustive analysis of the historical, political and economic context of British publishing in Africa in general" - African Research & Documentation, Journal of SCOLMA "I need a higher count of words to praise this essential study, which contains excellent case studies I cannot account for here studies of the acquisition, editing, and marketing of a variety of types of works. The whole book is indispensable. I cannot recommend it more highly." - Sarah Brouillette, Postcolonial Studies "Creating Postcolonial Literature makes a valuable contribution to both African and postcolonial literary studies for its careful and nuanced exploration of a too-often neglected example of early Europhone publishing from the continent. Throughout its course, Davis identifies numerous continuities and discrepancies from previous studies of postcolonial publishing, enabling the study to illustrate deftly the creation and persistence of a hierarchical system of literary relations. The study is particularly insightful in its consistent and in-depth use of archival sources, demonstrating the complexity which negotiating African literatures has entailed in its early years, both between African writers and British publishers, as the title of the study supposes, but also among editorial staff themselves... a significant entry into the emerging field of postcolonial book history, with clear implications for how we conceptualize the consecration of literary value in world literatures." - Madhu Krishnan, Interventions "Davis (Oxford Brookes University, UK) makes a significant contribution to African studies, the history of book culture, and literacy studies with this volume. She documents, in fascinating detail, the often neocolonial relationship between Oxford University Press (OUP) and postcolonial African writers, with specific focus on OUP's "Three Crowns Books" series. By virtue of meticulous research in archives in England, Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa, along with interviews, she writes authoritatively about OUP's financial strategy in working with African writers; which authors are approved for publication and why; what kind of revisions/censorship OUP editors impose; why certain texts were selected for marketing to schools and to the Bantu education system in South Africa; and what one can learn from paratextual material, e.g., exotic book covers, blurbs, publicity. By way of case studies, she provides specific information about several writers, including Wole Soyinka, Athol Fugard, Raymond Sarif Easmon, Léopold Sédar Senghor, Obi Egbuna, and several others. She underpins her sophisticated analysis with the theories of Edward Said, Pascale Casanova, and Pierre Bourdieu. The volume is enriched by 20 illustrations, an extensive bibliography, and a thorough index. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readers." - E. R. Baer, Gustavus Adolphus College, CHOICE "...this is a fascinating, meticulously researched, and richly documented study that sheds new light on the emergence of postcolonial African literary publishing, and at the same time offers an exhaustive analysis of the historical, political and economic context of British publishing in Africa..." - Hans Zell, African Research and Documentation "[R]evealing... meticulously told" - James Currey, African Literature Today "There exists today a considerable body of research, which is constantly being augmented, on provision of what is read from publishing houses in Africa... The most recent addition to this body of literature is Caroline Davis' excellent book Creating Postcolonial Literature: African Writers and British Publishers" - Walter Bgoya, speaking at the Africa Studies Association UK conference, Sussex University, September 2014 "Davis's approach to her material, which includes paratextual analysis, interviews, and extensive archival work, is rigorous but also judicious, especially in the portraits she draws of the various series editors and branch managers and the different ways they interpreted and in some cases contested the OUP's African 'mission.' In providing such an exhaustive but also nuanced critical history, this fine book demands that we rethink the vexed issue of neocolonialism in British publishing in postcolonial Africa." James Graham, SHARP News "The history of publishing in Africa has not received sufficient academic attention... This book makes an important contribution to our understanding of the nature of OUP's contribution to that process, and identifies the tensions and ambiguities of an enterprise that was caught between the desire to bring quality literature to the African reading public and the need to secure the profits of a 'charitable organisation' that was committed to providing major financial support for its parent university." Peter Kallaway, Journal of Southern African Studies "Davis's close work in the OUP archive represents a very welcome contribution to postcolonial book history." Asha Rogers, Wasafiri "Creating Postcolonial Literature is an excellent addition to a growing body of scholarship on postcolonial literary production... Davis weaves an engaging portrait of the people, decisions and strategies that account for the success of OUP in Africa through sophisticated analyses of archival information, including letters, financial reports and interviews." Grace A. Musilah, AfricaTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations 1. Introduction PART I: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS IN AFRICA, 1927-1980 2. The Vision for OUP in Africa 3. 'The Obligation to be Profitable': OUP in West Africa 4. 'The Call to Duty': OUP in East Africa 5. Publishing under Apartheid: OUP in South Africa 6. Conclusion to Part I PART II: THE THREE CROWNS SERIES, 1962-1976 7. The History of Three Crowns 8. Judging African Literature 9. Editing Three Crowns 10. Publishing Wole Soyinka 11. Publishing Athol Fugard 12. Conclusion Bibliography Index
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